Bombing of Darwin

The Bombing of Darwin, also known as the Battle of Darwin, on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 188 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town, ships in Darwin Harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasion of Timor and Java during World War II.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
19 February 1942 attack on Darwin; Air raid on Darwin; Battle of Darwin
battle, aerial bombing of a city, Australia, 

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Location: -12.475, 130.85, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Bombing of Darwin

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1943 Raid on Darwin

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Oil tanks on Stokes Hill burning during the first Japanese air raid, Feb 1942

Neptuna explosion 19 February 1942

Don Isidro beached and abandoned

USS William B. Preston (AVD-7) underway during the Japanese carrier air raid on Darwin, Australia, on 19 February 1942 (NH 43658)

Filipino passenger motor vessel Don Isidro

P-40E 33rd PG(P) at Darwin Feb 1942

Remains of the Darwin Post Office

SS Mauna Loa on fire before sinking

SS British Motorist and USS Peary (DD-226) after air attack Darwin 1942

Bombing of Darwin 1942 Memorial, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (2019)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Bombing of Darwin	aerial bombing of a city, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Raid on Darwin	airstrike	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Mauna Loa	steamship, cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USAT Meigs	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Peary	Clemson-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Darwin Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Oil tanks on Stokes Hill burning during the first Japanese air raid, Feb 1942		Commons
commons	image		Neptuna explosion 19 February 1942		Commons
commons	image		Don Isidro beached and abandoned		Commons
commons	image		USS William B. Preston (AVD-7) underway during the Japanese carrier air raid on Darwin, Australia, on 19 February 1942 (NH 43658)		Commons
commons	image		Filipino passenger motor vessel Don Isidro		Commons
commons	image		P-40E 33rd PG(P) at Darwin Feb 1942		Commons
commons	image		Remains of the Darwin Post Office		Commons
commons	image		SS Mauna Loa on fire before sinking		Commons
commons	image		SS British Motorist and USS Peary (DD-226) after air attack Darwin 1942		Commons
commons	image		Bombing of Darwin 1942 Memorial, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (2019)		Commons